'Rape Cases' - 172 News Result(s)

The Parliamentary standing committee reviewing the proposed changes in the Juvenile Justice Act has rejected the Union government's recommendation to treat accused in cases of rape and other heinous crimes, who are 16-18 years old, as adults.

Akhil Gupta, the man killed in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday, was a key witness in one of the rape cases against religious leader Asaram Bapu. He was also the second witness in the case to be murdered. Six months ago, Amrut Prajapati, Asaram's one-time phy...

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today appealed to make Delhi a safer place for women this year, as in 2014 Delhi's trial courts witnessed an "alarming rise" in cases of sexual offences against women and children.

The media is sensationalizing rape cases for TV ratings, Karnataka's Home Minister KG George has commented as his government struggles to cope with incidents of child rape in Bangalore. A furious opposition says the minister should resign.

Child marriage "is an evil worse than rape" and should be completely eradicated from society, a Delhi court has said while ordering registration of a case against a girl's parents for getting her married at a tender age.

In wake of rising sexual assault cases against women in Bangalore, including the alleged rape of a 6-year-old , police have drafted a set of guidelines for their safety and security in schools across the city, a top official said Sunday.

Girls below 18 years of age have been the victims in most of the rape cases in the national capital and the majority of such cases have happened in residences or involved friends and acquaintances, says a study by Delhi Police.

Girls below 18 years of age have been the victims in most of the rape cases in the capital and the majority of such cases have happened in residences or involved men known to them, says a study by Delhi Police.

Akhilesh Yadav, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, is in Delhi today to seek global investment in his state, where two more shocking cases of rape have been reported. In one, a 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a senior policeman, while his juni...

Union Minister Uma Bharti has taken on the Yadavs of the Samajwadi Party over the many cases of rape and brutal assault on women reported in Uttar Pradesh, promising that Parliament will discuss the issue.

Three horrific cases of assault on women this week in Uttar Pradesh - which have highlighted the abysmal law and order situation in the state - took place in areas seen as strongholds of the ruling Yadav family.

Charging that there has been a spurt in crime cases in Uttar Pradesh or UP after the Lok Sabha polls, Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP supremo Mayawati today demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI probe into the gangrape and murder of two sister...